Schedules

The Pacific Surfliner serves stations in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. There are 12 round-trips between San Diego and Los Angeles. Five of those trips extend up to Santa Barbara, and two extend to San Luis Obispo. Service on the northern end of our route is supplemented with Amtrak Thruway bus service.

Download the Pacific Surfliner schedule below or use our online booking tool to explore options and fares. To view schedules for all trains operating between San Diego and San Luis Obispo, including Metrolink and COASTER commuter trains, download the Southern California Passenger Rail timetable. Also, check our Alerts page for information that might affect your trip.

A new Pacific Surfliner timetable became effective Saturday, July 20, 2019. Some trains have different schedules on Saturdays and Sundays during the summer Del Mar Racing Season. Download the timetable.

Minor Adjustments to Weekend Schedules: Trains 768, 796, 583, and 591 have a separate weekday and weekend schedules, and Train 1572 operates on a modified weekend schedule, through September 2, 2019.

Please Note: Trains may be busy on weekends through Labor Day (September 2) due to passengers headed to and from the racetrack.

The Rail2Rail® Program was started to complement Metrolink's and the North County Transit District’s (NCTD’s) schedule options using Pacific Surfliner trains that had additional capacity. Under the program, Metrolink and NCTD Monthly Pass holders can travel on Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains, within the station pairs of their pass, at no additional charge.

There are certain dates throughout the year when the program is suspended, which may include Memorial Day weekend, Labor Day weekend, the week of Thanksgiving, the week of Comic-Con in San Diego and opening week of the summer Del Mar horse racing season.

As part of the program, Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Monthly Pass holders may also ride any Metrolink or COASTER train, within the station pairs on their pass, at no additional charge.

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